http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/ Engadget Comments for New doubleTwist for Mac adds built-in Android Market functionality http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/
ick. ]]>Mar 31st 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/
If you really want iTunes functionality use these:
For Apps: Appbrain
For iTunes: iSyncr]]>Mar 31st 2010 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/
Just use Appbrain. I tried the last version of doubleTwist for Windows out, podcast support was decent but the application is a resource hog and spawns way too many daughter processes. It did a great job of detecting my G1, and then it crashed. It did a great job of updating and downloading podcasts, but then it slowed my system to a crawl. The doubleTwist app also makes using any other USB device a hassle unless you disable its "USB helper" process.

It is beta software I say give it a year or two before it is actually usable. Actually it's closer to alpha than beta.]]>Mar 31st 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/i agree, it doesnt look nice... but if its improved i fear for what it looked like before...
]]>Apr 1st 2010 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/
Ummm...no.]]>Mar 31st 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/More like copy, copy Apple. I can't believe Apple hasn't shut down this iTunes blatant rip-off.

Once again, Apple comes up with the ideas and everyone else rips them off.

BTW, where is the contact management functionality in this package? Is it there? Just wondering.]]>Apr 1st 2010 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/
Have fun competing against last year's iPhone...]]>Mar 31st 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/+1

the fact they went mac first kind of stings though...at least linux first!]]>Mar 31st 2010 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/
Wait, are you suggesting this is not supposed to be an iTunes clone?
LMAO...

You go sit with the ZuneSoftware team]]>Mar 31st 2010 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/
Why would Apple be "pissed off"? Somehow I doubt anyone would lose sleep over this.]]>Apr 1st 2010 5:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Check out DoggCatcher on the Marketplace. It will manage your podcast playlist, manage the downloads and delete them when you're done listening to them.]]>Mar 31st 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.scottastraughan.com/mediasync/ ;)]]>Mar 31st 2010 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/
scottishgeek, I'm guessing you're the developer. Very cool, indeed.]]>Mar 31st 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/
Haven't really tried out the stock one yet, but thinking about upgrading my nexus one sd card to 16gb and getting double twist and using this as my music player so was wondering what people suggest for music players.]]>Mar 31st 2010 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/
tunewiki

or

3]]>Mar 31st 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.appbrain.com/) to sync and discover Android apps for my Moto DROID. Works nicely.]]>Mar 31st 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/As for backup, unlocked Android devices can already use Nand backup (on custom recovery) to backup all the phone on the SD card directly from the phone. For the music, I'm using a music streaming service so my playlists are synchronized OTA.

Maybe new Android users coming from an iTunes+iPhone experience are looking for this kind of software but I'm not.

I'm pretty sure the Future doesn't want you to use this kind of app either.
Android smartphones are perfectly capable to manage themselves without a PC/Mac.]]>Mar 31st 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/
I don't like Doubletwist, though. It syncs slowly and has to scan your library all the time which can be slow. iSyncr is an Android app that when plugged into the computer, opens a box of your iTunes music, you click what playlists and librarys you want to sync and it syncs faster than I understand possible.

Appbrain is a website and app that lets you browse and choose apps online, and when you open the app on your phone it has a list of the apps you liked. You click them to install.

Appbrain and iSyncr are a better experience than Doubletwist.]]>Mar 31st 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/
Turns out it's significantly slower, and the library navigation is practically a joke. You have no option to display more than Track name, Artist, and Album in the list view. Meaning you can't even show or sort by the track numbers, so listening to an album in the correct order is impossible. The "icon" view is even worse - rather than logically showing an icon for each album, EVERY SONG gets an icon and they are simply mashed together in one huge grid. Beyond useless, at least for me.

I was initially glad that there was some competition for iTunes in terms of music library management, but now I'm a bit disappointed that iTunes is my only real option for now. I think doubleTwist has a long way to go before they can legitimately compete: leaving out core music features (like track sorting in albums) is not a good way to entice users over to your platform!]]>Mar 31st 2010 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Mar 31st 2010 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/new-doubletwist-for-mac-adds-built-in-android-market-functionali/Apr 1st 2010 7:59AM